The organisers of Blackpool’s annual Rebellion punk music festival have confirmed that the dates for 2021 are unable to go ahead, meaning the event has been cancelled for the second year in a row. On…
Molly Tie
Looking for something to celebrate tonight? Why not raise a glass to ten great punk albums that are celebrating anniversaries in 2021?
How did one of the best and most successful independent labels in the history of punk rock come crashing down in 2012? Molly Tie investigates.
In a new book Finish Author Jyrki ‘Spider’ Hämäläinen charts the highs and lows of one of the most influential British Post-punk bands ever. Killing Joke are a tour de force in more ways than…
If you were a punk in the UK in the '70s and early '80s there were few venues where you could see bands play - the places where you could soon became iconic...
If you love reading about punk and you love a freebie, then we’ve got great news. Dan Sinker’s Chicago-based zine Punk Planet (which ran 80 issues from 1994-2007) is now available online at no cost…
From Patti Smith to Pussy Riot, punk has seen women explore and breakdown stereotypes. But who were the female punk pioneers who made it ok for women pick up guitars and challenged how 'chicks' should…
With no contract, booze, drugs or big bucks in sight Ian MacKaye and friends set up an independent record label 41 years ago and gave US punk a conscience. In 1980 the U.S. was on…
The story of the influential Stiff record label, home to punk and new wave artists including the Damned, Lene Lovich, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, and Devo! Back in the days before the Internet, streaming services and affordable music-making software,…
Descendents have released their new track That’s the Breaks and in just 42 seconds of music they convey just what they think of outgoing US President Donald Trump: “Fucking twit/Crawl back into your hole of…